These countries are visa-free for Russia: Albania (in the summer), Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Chile, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eswatini, Fiji, Gambia, Georgia, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niue, North Macedonia, Palau, Palestinian Territories, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
The following countries are nearby Russia. And they are also visa-free countries for Russia. They are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Korea, Moldova, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Turkey are all visa-free countries for Russian citizens.
Russian passport holders have visa-free or visa-on-arrival to more than 100 countries and territories.
Which countries are visa-free for Russia? Visa requirements for Russian citizens
Here you can see in detail the visa requirements for Russian citizens. If you have a passport from Russia, you can see whether you need a visa for these countries here below.
Afghanistan
You do need a visa.
Albania
You don’t need a visa in the summer. That is from the 1st of May to the 30th of September included. For the rest of the year, you do need a visa. If you have a Schengen visa, a UK visa, or a US visa, you can enter all year. If you can enter, you can stay for 90 days.
Algeria
You do need a visa.
American Samoa
You do need a visa.
Andorra
You don’t need a visa.
Angola
evisa
Anguilla
You do need a visa.
Antigua and Barbuda
visa-free
Argentina
visa-free
Armenia
You can enter visa-free. You can come with just an internal Russian passport. You don’t need an international Russian passport. You can stay for 180 days.
Aruba
You do need a visa.
Australia
evisa
Austria
You do need a visa.
Azerbaijan
You can enter without a visa. You can stay 90 days out of every 180 days.
If you are staying with family for more than 15 days, you should register with the local police. If you stay in a hotel, the hotel should take care of this for you.
If you are of Armenian descent, you might not be able to get a visa to come to Azerbaijan.
If you have an Armenian visa on your passport, you might not be able to get a visa to come to Azerbaijan.
Bahamas
visa-free
Bahrain
visa on arrival
Bangladesh
visa on arrival
Barbados
visa-free
Belarus
You have freedom of movement. You can travel, live and work in Belarus.
Belgium
visa required
Belize
visa required
Benin
evisa
Bermuda
visa required
Bhutan
visa required
Bolivia
visa-free
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
visa required
Bosnia and Herzegovina
visa-free
Botswana
visa-free
Brazil
visa-free
British Virgin Islands
visa required
Brunei
visa-free
Bulgaria
visa required
Burkina Faso
visa required
Burundi
visa required
Cambodia
visa on arrival
Cameroon
visa required
Canada
visa required
Cape Verde
evisa
Cayman Islands
visa required
Central African Republic
visa required
Chad
visa required
Chile
visa-free
China
visa required
Colombia
visa-free
Comoros
visa on arrival
Congo
visa required
Congo (Dem. Rep.)
visa required
Cook Islands
visa-free
Costa Rica
visa-free
Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
visa required
Croatia
visa required
Cuba
visa-free
Curacao
visa required
Cyprus
visa required
Czech Republic
visa required
Denmark
visa required
Djibouti
evisa
Dominica
visa-free
Dominican Republic
visa-free
Ecuador
visa-free
Egypt
visa on arrival
El Salvador
visa-free
Equatorial Guinea
visa required
Eritrea
visa required
Estonia
You can come only if you have a family visa. That is since September 2022.
Eswatini
visa-free
Ethiopia
visa on arrival
Falkland Islands
visa required
Faroe Islands
visa required
Fiji
visa-free
Finland
visa required
France
visa required
French Guiana
visa required
French Polynesia
visa required
French West Indies
visa required
Gabon
visa on arrival
Gambia
visa-free
Georgia
You can enter visa-free. You can stay for 360 days.
Germany
visa required
Ghana
visa required
Gibraltar
visa required
Greece
visa required
Greenland
visa required
Grenada
visa-free
Guam
visa required
Guatemala
visa-free
Guinea
visa required
Guinea-Bissau
visa on arrival
Guyana
visa-free
Haiti
visa-free
Honduras
visa-free
Hong Kong
visa-free
Hungary
visa required
Iceland
visa required
India
You need to get an e-visa first. But that is easy to obtain. You don’t need to provide proof of your financial situation.
People with an e-visa must arrive at one of 26 specific airports or 3 specific seaports.
You can only get an Indian e-tourist visa twice in a calendar year.
Indonesia
visa-free
Iran
You can get a visa on arrival. You can do it at the airports of Qeshm, Kish, Mashhad, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz, and Tehran. You can stay for 30 days.
Iraq
You can get a visa on arrival. You can stay for 60 days.
Ireland
visa required
Israel
You can enter visa-free. You can stay for 3 months. You can ask for an extension.
Italy
visa required
Jamaica
visa-free
Japan
visa required
Jordan
visa on arrival
Kazakhstan
You can come without a visa. You can enter with an internal Russian passport. You don’t need an international Russian airport. You can stay for 90 days.
Kenya
visa on arrival
Kiribati
visa required
Kosovo
visa required
Kuwait
evisa
Kyrgyzstan
You can come without a visa. You can enter with an internal Russian passport. You don’t need an international Russian airport. You can stay for an indefinite time.
Laos
You can enter visa-free. You can stay for 30 days.
Latvia
You can come only if you have a family visa. That is since September 2022.
Lebanon
You can get a visa on arrival.
Lesotho
evisa
Liberia
visa required
Libya
visa required
Liechtenstein
visa required
Lithuania
You can come only if you have a family visa. That is since September 2022.
Luxembourg
visa required
Macao
visa-free
Madagascar
visa on arrival
Malawi
visa required
Malaysia
visa-free
Maldives
visa-free
Mali
visa required
Malta
visa required
Marshall Islands
visa on arrival
Mauritania
visa on arrival
Mauritius
visa-free
Mayotte
visa required
Mexico
eta
Micronesia
visa-free
Moldova
visa-free
Monaco
visa required
Mongolia
visa-free
Montenegro
visa-free
Montserrat
evisa
Morocco
visa-free
Mozambique
visa on arrival
Myanmar
visa on arrival
Namibia
visa-free
Nauru
visa on arrival
Nepal
visa on arrival
Netherlands
visa required
New Caledonia
visa required
New Zealand
visa required
Nicaragua
visa-free
Niger
visa required
Nigeria
visa required
Niue
visa-free
Norfolk Island
evisa
North Korea
visa required
North Macedonia
visa-free
Northern Mariana Islands
visa required
Norway
visa required
Oman
visa on arrival
Pakistan
evisa
Palau
visa-free
Palestinian Territories
visa-free
Panama
visa-free
Papua New Guinea
visa required
Paraguay
visa-free
Peru
visa-free
Philippines
visa-free
Poland
visa required
Portugal
visa required
Puerto Rico
visa required
Qatar
visa on arrival
Reunion
visa required
Romania
visa required
Rwanda
visa on arrival
Saint Kitts and Nevis
visa-free
Saint Lucia
visa-free
Samoa
visa-free
San Marino
visa required
Sao Tome and Principe
visa-free
Saudi Arabia
visa on arrival
Senegal
visa on arrival
Serbia
visa-free
Seychelles
visa on arrival
Sierra Leone
visa on arrival
Singapore
evisa
Slovakia
visa required
Slovenia
visa required
Solomon Islands
visa required
Somalia
visa on arrival
South Africa
visa-free
South Korea
visa-free
South Sudan
visa required
Spain
visa required
Sri Lanka
eta
St. Helena
evisa
St. Maarten
visa required
St. Pierre and Miquelon
visa required
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
visa-free
Sudan
visa required
Suriname
visa-free
Sweden
visa required
Switzerland
visa required
Syria
visa required
Taiwan
visa-free
Tajikistan
visa-free
Tanzania
visa on arrival
Thailand
visa-free
Timor-Leste
visa on arrival
Togo
visa on arrival
Tonga
visa on arrival
Trinidad and Tobago
visa-free
Tunisia
visa-free
Turkey
visa-free
Turkmenistan
visa required
Turks and Caicos Islands
visa-free
Tuvalu
visa on arrival
Uganda
visa on arrival
Ukraine
You do need a visa. That is since July 2022.
United Arab Emirates
visa-free
United Kingdom
visa required
United States of America
visa required
Uruguay
visa-free
US Virgin Islands
visa required
Uzbekistan
visa-free
Vanuatu
visa-free
Vatican City
visa required
Venezuela
visa-free
Vietnam
visa-free
Wallis and Futuna
visa required
Yemen
visa required
Zambia
visa on arrival
Zimbabwe
visa on arrival
Sources: Wikipedia in English
